Lago di Como Restaurant » Epic http://www.lagodicomorestaurant.com Fine Nothern Italian cuisine in a family run restaurant. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:57:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food (Kindle Edition) http://www.lagodicomorestaurant.com/delizia-the-epic-history-of-the-italians-and-their-food-kindle-edition/ http://www.lagodicomorestaurant.com/delizia-the-epic-history-of-the-italians-and-their-food-kindle-edition/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:15:43 +0000 Lagodicomo http://www.lagodicomorestaurant.com/2010/02/delizia-the-epic-history-of-the-italians-and-their-food-kindle-edition/ Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food

From Publishers Weekly

In this revelatory history of gourmet Italy from antiquity to today, Dickie (Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia), examines the centuries of religious, political and sociological events that effectively thrust Italian food into today’s global limelight. Though it begins with the requisite gnocchi, lasagna, tagliatelle and tortellini, this bittersweet historical narrative quickly dispels the romantic notion that contemporary Italian fare has been th (more…)

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